While interviewing Indra K.Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, at the Aspen Ideas Festival Monday, David Bradley, who owns The Atlantic, asked two questions that elicited as frank a discussion of work-life balance as I’ve seen from a U.S. CEO. Below is a lightly edited transcript.Read more

Women still are underrepresented in many industries, in government positions and in the board room. But that can change. Exuding confidence is one step toward speaking up, standing out and moving up the corporate ladder. And you don’t have to act like a man to get there. Read more

You want to build a very professional image, so you work hard, you enthusiastically help people, you never miss any deadline. Good! But are these attitudes enough to speak credibility to your name? Well, it is undeniable that whether you are working on branding yourself as a public relations pro, business owner, stylist, whatever, if you want people to believe it, the outside has to match the inside for people to believe.. Read more

There seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to Personal Image. So What Is Personal Image? Everything you say and do, don’t say and don’t do creates an image about you in the minds of those around you, what people say about you when you are not in the room. Your personal image has a number of elements. The way you dress, the colors you choose, the way you talk and the way you relate to others are some of the more important ones in determining your success in your career and in life. Read more